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FOOD CONTROL
Work on the observation and improvement of hygienic reception storage
and sale of food continued throughout the year. There were no prosecutions
required becauseof failure to comply with the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations
The number of articles brought to the notice of the staff of the Public Health
Department because of suspected unfitness for human consumption or because of
being in some respect not of the nature substance or quality demanded was
slightly lower than in 1963 and legal action was taken in fewer cases Details
can be found on page 33 Observations of the management of food handling pre
paration and vending continued in canteens shops public houses and food
shops, and considerable attention was paid to hawkers of food market food stalls
and ice cream vendors, The number of contraventions of the Pood Hygiene Regula
tions was high in 1964 but the amount of work done to put matters right was
very much higher than in previous years also so that a general rise in standards
can be deduced from these figures (see page 32)
Although there are still food premises which need much visiting and attention,
many of the local traders go far beyond the requirements of the Pood and
Drugs Act in their sanitary provisions
Mobile traders are required to provide themselves with suitable washing
facilities under the Pood and Drugs Act 1955 and their vehicles require to be
checked from time to time. It will be seen from the list of contraventions on
page 32, that one of these vans was found not to be suitably equipped and main
tained and that one found so in the year 1963 had been brought up to standard
in addition to the 1964 case
NUMBER AND TYPE OF FOOD PREMISES IN THE BOROUGH
Bakers and Confectioners 19
Butchers 38
Club Canteens 10
Confectioners (Sweets) 85
Cafes Restaurants Dining Rooms and Snack Bars 67
Factory and Staff Canteens 72
Fishmongers 15
Greengrocers and Fruiterers 42
Grocery and Provisions and General Stores 107
Ice Cream Manufacturers 1
Public Houses and Off Licences 81
School Canteens 16
Total 553
ICE CREAM
The Ice Cream (Heat Treatment etc ) Regulations 1959
Throughout the year routine visits were paid to the one ice cream manufacturing
premises situated within the Borough for the purpose of taking samples
of ice cream ice lollies, etc for analysis In addition samples were taken
from suppliers of ice cream etc manufactured in premises not within the Borough
Periodic checks of the recording and indicating thermometers on the manu
facturing apparatus were made and these were at all times found to satisfy the
requirements of the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment etc ) Regulations
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